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Motorcycle/pickup truck crash causes minor injuries.

June 1, 2018

Motorcycle/pickup truck crash causes minor injuries. #OceanaCounty GRANT TOWNSHIP — A 65-year-old Whitehall man sustained minor injuries in a crash with a pickup truck on Oceana Drive near Yale Road Thursday, May 31, shortly before 8 p.m., according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office accident report. A 2007 Chevrolet Silverado driven by a 62-year-old New Era man collided with a…

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Community foundation awards over $24,000 in grants.

May 31, 2018

Community foundation awards over $24,000 in grants. #CommunityFoundationforOceanaCounty SHELBY — The Board of Trustees of the Community Foundation for Oceana County (CFOC) recently approved grant awards to a variety of community organizations in support of projects throughout Oceana County. A total of $24,374 was awarded as a result of CFOC’s competitive application process that is overseen by a subcommittee of…

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Women Who Care meeting Tuesday.

May 31, 2018

Women Who Care meeting Tuesday. #WomenWhoCareofOceanaCounty BENONA TOWNSHIP — Beginning its seventh season, the Women Who Care of Oceana County will meet June 5 from 5:30–6:30 p.m. at the Stony Lake Inn, 4722 Scenic Drive. The group numbers some 150 members, who together have contributed a total of some $280,500 to 21 Oceana area nonprofits since their first meeting in…

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27th Circuit Court sentencings, posted May 31, 2018.

May 31, 2018

27th Circuit Court sentencings, posted May 31, 2018. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 27th Circuit Court: – Daniel James Durbin, 34, of 920 S. 180th Ave., Holton, was found guilty by a jury April 12 of two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC) victim 13-15; one count of fourth-degree CSC –…

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Council offers administrator job to finance specialist.

May 30, 2018

Council offers administrator job to finance specialist. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. SHELBY — The Shelby Village Council voted 5-1 Tuesday, May 29, to offer the village administrator position to Robert Widigan of Lennon, Michigan. Widigan works for the State of Michigan Treasury Division in the Bureau of Local Government and School Services, said Village President Paul Inglis. “He specializes in…

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